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Chapter 5: Land Use / 35 <br />Elk River Comprehensive Plan <br />Relationship between the 2013 Existing Land Use and <br />2004 Land Use Plan <br />The 2013 Comprehensive Plan Update utilizes the 2004 Comprehensive Plan as its <br />foundation and builds off of the amendments that have occurred since then. Although <br />there are some differences in future land use guidance as shown in Figure 5-2, the 2013 <br />Plan takes all planning efforts (e.g. Mississippi Connections, FAST Study, and several <br />transportation planning efforts) and integrates them into this document for ease of use. <br />Table 5-A: Summary of Future Land Use - 2040 <br />Existing Land Use Gross <br />Acres* <br />Wetland <br />Acres Net Acres* <br />Net <br />Percent <br />of City <br />Agricultural Research826.41208.28618.132.7% <br />Commercial Reserve2,651.5757.492,594.078.8% <br />Highway Business532.3032.96499.341.8% <br />FAST986.31166.49819.823.3% <br />High Density Residential94.4723.8870.590.3% <br />Landfi ll132.030.75131.280.4% <br />Industrial938.2781.17857.103.1% <br />Mining2,651.5757.492,594.078.8% <br />Mixed Use196.822.17194.650.7% <br />Mississippi Connection463.705.11458.591.5% <br />Open Space2,560.26509.812,050.468.5% <br />Public/Semi Public577.1428.18548.951.9% <br />Residential 17,265.404,030.7313,234.6757.1% <br />Water357.38326.3930.991.2% <br />TOTAL24,702.735,530.9019,171.83100% <br />Source: WSB & Associates, Inc. <br />Land Use Plan <br />The land use plan provides the <br />framework or “road map” for the <br />growth and development of the City. <br />The land use plan serves as a guide <br />for the character and intensity of <br />development and will be supported <br />by other land use controls and <br />public actions taken pursuant to the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />The land use map appears in Figure <br />5-2: Future Land Use. The Plan builds <br />on the existing community pattern <br />to achieve the desired vision for the <br />future of Elk River.